Ricardo-Horacio Neumann (12 July 1946 – 29 May 2008) was an Argentine professional

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who played for

Chacarita Juniors Club Atlético Chacarita Juniors (usually known simply as Chacarita) is an Argentine association football, football club headquartered in Villa Crespo, Buenos Aires, while the stadium is located in Villa Maipú, General San Martín Partido of Gre ...

in the

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and

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in the

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. Neumann was an important part of Chacarita Juniors championship-winning squad during the 1969 season. He then joined

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and

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before coming back to

. He also played the 1978–79 season with

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. In May 2008, Neumann died of heart failure in Argentina.

References

* 1946 births 2008 deaths Footballers from La Pampa Province Argentine men's footballers Argentine expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Chacarita Juniors footballers 1. FC Köln players SC Bastia players Paris FC players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Bundesliga players Red Star FC players Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in France Argentine expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Argentine expatriate sportspeople in France Argentine people of German descent 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-footy-midfielder-stub